I'm tired of being sick all the time!

[brennan]

I used to rarely get sick, I would get maybe 1 or 2 colds a year but other than that nothing. When I was a nanny I was sick more, but that was because I was cleaning up someone's snot or puke while they were sick and so it was more likely that I would get sick anyway. However, since I had my daughter (17 months) I get a cold what feels like all the time. Every time I'm around someone who is sick (and I mean around, if I'm in the same room as a sick person even for a short period) I will get a cold. I've gotten a stomach bug from my neice who I held for maybe 15 minutes, and this is all stuff that I did before I had dd and didn't get sick. Currently I have ANOTHER cold, I'm up to too many to count! And dd is NEVER sick. She had her FIRST illness in Feb, while I've been sick many times. I'm still nursing, so I guess that I'm protecting her, but it feels like she's stealing all my body's fighting ability! I never have anything serious, just a cold or a stomach bug, but its getting really frustrating!

Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system? I eat healthy and exercise but after that I'm at a loss!

[allnaturalmom]

You may want to consider a daily probiotic, cod liver oil, or apple cider vinegar. I believe all of those are known to boost the immune system.

gl
hth

[SandyMom]

Ditto on all the things mentioned by pp - they can all make a difference.

Also, some things that can make one more prone to colds & flus include:
nutritional deficiencies, especially
low iron
low b12
low Vitamin D

Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system? I eat healthy and exercise but after that I'm at a loss!

Foods for the Immune System

Herbs That Boost Immunity

Homeopathy For The Immune System

Essential Oils for the Immune System

HTH
Sandy

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

sleep, sleep and more sleep.

I have never been so sick in my entire life then I was this year. I never got he flu, or any kind of GI bug EVER. Colds, maybe once a year. But THIS YEAR, I got everything but swine flu, i swear!

I have been doing better after finally being able to catch up on the almost year in a half of AWFUL SLEEP. Not to mention my kids bringing home everything under the sun from Daycare. But still, getting adequate sleep REALLY helped me. But I had to wait for my little one to be ready to let me do that.